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Okay, now wait, let me tell you what's been happening to me.
I had my second knee replacement on Nov 2, 04. I had gotten very ill following the surgery, nearly died too,(not from the surgery) and all kinds of lovely tests were done. My Iron is always "a little low" so they had me on 650+ mg a day and told me to increase my protien.
I has a gastric by-pass back in 99, so I eat differently anyway. When I got home I ate a pack of beef jerky every day, took my iron, enough to keep my stool black. I was seizure free up until March 18! That first one was brought on by stress and over doing. My dad was quite ill and in the hospital, my mom had pneumonia and I flew home to take care of them. I was cleaning their house with out resting taking a decent break. The next 2 seizures came at the funeral services for my dad (understandably)
Since then it's been difficult to get back in control, they family dynamics from a parental death, my own family situation, and legal matters keep me over the edge on the stress meter. Not to mention I have a cyberstalker who is trying to erridicate my message board. I have my plate full.
I began taking the 5-HTP but I am depressed anyway (who wouldn't be with all the crap I have to deal with) The seizures are knocking at the door. Not fully developing, I even feel the symptoms of a grand mall but they never come full blown (thank God) I have noticed if I slack on the protien and not eat my beef jerky on a regular basis, the activity inreases. It must be some mineral that preserved meat my body needs.
The levels being "just a little low" makes that big of a deal!
I had my second knee replacement on Nov 2, 04. I had gotten very ill following the surgery, nearly died too,(not from the surgery) and all kinds of lovely tests were done. My Iron is always "a little low" so they had me on 650+ mg a day and told me to increase my protien.
I has a gastric by-pass back in 99, so I eat differently anyway. When I got home I ate a pack of beef jerky every day, took my iron, enough to keep my stool black. I was seizure free up until March 18! That first one was brought on by stress and over doing. My dad was quite ill and in the hospital, my mom had pneumonia and I flew home to take care of them. I was cleaning their house with out resting taking a decent break. The next 2 seizures came at the funeral services for my dad (understandably)
Since then it's been difficult to get back in control, they family dynamics from a parental death, my own family situation, and legal matters keep me over the edge on the stress meter. Not to mention I have a cyberstalker who is trying to erridicate my message board. I have my plate full.
I began taking the 5-HTP but I am depressed anyway (who wouldn't be with all the crap I have to deal with) The seizures are knocking at the door. Not fully developing, I even feel the symptoms of a grand mall but they never come full blown (thank God) I have noticed if I slack on the protien and not eat my beef jerky on a regular basis, the activity inreases. It must be some mineral that preserved meat my body needs.
The levels being "just a little low" makes that big of a deal!